Frédéric Kanouté vs Mohamed Sissoko
Mali against Mali. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Frédéric Kanouté
Mali · 2004–07 · SS
- Almanac rating
- 88
- Rank in Mali
- #3 of 33
- Caps
- 39 · 23 goals
- Clubs
- West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Sevilla
Extra time at Hampden Park on 16 May 2007: his 105th-minute goal put Sevilla ahead of Espanyol in the UEFA Cup final, and after the equaliser he scored in the shootout. Sevilla had won the same trophy in 2006, and his 136 goals stand as their foreign record; he scored 23 in 38 for Mali, shared the 2004 Cup of Nations golden boot, and 2007 made him the first African Footballer of the Year born outside the continent. Career record: 39 caps and 23 goals for Mali; club career at West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Sevilla.
Mohamed Sissoko
Mali · 2004–13 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 85
- Rank in Mali
- #5 of 33
- Caps
- 34 · 2 goals
- Clubs
- Valencia CF, Liverpool, Juventus
One goal in three seasons at Anfield, a low shot from twenty yards at Sunderland on 25 August 2007, tells you what Liverpool paid £5.6 million for in 2005. He won the UEFA Cup and La Liga with Valencia in 2004, the FA Cup with Liverpool in 2006, then spent three years at Juventus, and with Mali reached fourth at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations and third in 2013 across 34 caps. Career record: 34 caps and 2 goals for Mali; club career at Valencia CF, Liverpool, Juventus.
The verdict
The almanac puts Frédéric Kanouté ahead by 3 rating points, 88 against 85.
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